Quran 16:17 — An-Nahl, verse 17
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Can He who creates be compared to one who cannot create? Why do you not take heed?
أَفَمَنْ يَخْلُقُ كَمَنْ لَا يَخْلُقُ ۗ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
afaman yakhluqu kaman lā yakhluqu afalā tadhakkarūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Is He who creates as he who does not create? Will you not remember?
- Muhammad Asad
- IS, THEN, HE who creates comparable to any [being] that cannot create? Will you not, then, bethink yourselves?
- Sahih International
- Then is He who creates like one who does not create? So will you not be reminded?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَفَمَنafaman | Then is He Who | — |
| 2 | يَخْلُقُyakhluqu | creates | خلق |
| 3 | كَمَنkaman | like one who | — |
| 4 | لَّاlā | (does) not | — |
| 5 | يَخْلُقُ ۗyakhluqu | create | خلق |
| 6 | أَفَلَاafalā | Then will you not | — |
| 7 | تَذَكَّرُونَtadhakkarūna | remember | ذكر |